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Kirsteen Sullivan vs Graham Stringer

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Kirsteen Sullivan
Kirsteen Sullivan
Lab Bathgate and Linlithgow
vs
Photograph of Graham Stringer
Graham Stringer
Lab Blackley and Middleton South

Voting alignment

Kirsteen Sullivan and Graham Stringer voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 276 shared comparable votes.

270 same votes 6 different votes 276 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No
8 Aye 10 No
Transport 100% aligned 18 shared votes
8 Aye 10 No
5 Aye 7 No
Education 100% aligned 12 shared votes
5 Aye 7 No
Most different by topic
7 Aye 1 No
Benefits 63% aligned 8 shared votes
6 Aye 2 No
5 Aye 9 No
Defence 79% aligned 14 shared votes
2 Aye 12 No
42 Aye 26 No
Tax 100% aligned 68 shared votes
42 Aye 26 No
22 Aye 18 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 40 shared votes
22 Aye 18 No
10 Aye 10 No
Housing 100% aligned 20 shared votes
10 Aye 10 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

72.8%
same as average
Rank 357 of 650
Participation
57.9%
14% below average
Rank 589 of 650
463
636 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,402
2,422 eligible divisions
247
53.3% of votes cast
Aye votes
705
50.3% of votes cast
216
46.7% of votes cast
No votes
697
49.7% of votes cast
16
3.5% of votes cast
Against party
115
8.2% of votes cast
2 years, 4 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
29 years, 6 months
Since 1 May 1997

Debates

87
-8.9 vs Commons average
Rank 284 of 650
Appearances
65
-30.9 vs Commons average
Rank 401 of 650
105
-62.1 vs Commons average
Rank 374 of 650
Contributions
45
-122.1 vs Commons average
Rank 555 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£198,590
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,011,354
all imported IPSA years
£198,590
12% below average
Latest expenses
£160,334
29% below average
4
3 registered categories
Registered interests
3
2 registered categories
1
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
1
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Housing
32 of 33 votes
#1
Migration
123 of 171 votes
Foreign Affairs
16 of 17 votes
#2
NHS / Health
40 of 56 votes
NHS / Health
10 of 11 votes
#3
Transport
65 of 98 votes
Energy
18 of 20 votes
#4
Defence
47 of 71 votes
Crime / Justice
55 of 66 votes
#5
Housing
45 of 68 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 20 Jan 2026
Defence
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill: Third Reading 9 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
Aye
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
No rebel
No
Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading 1 Jul 2025
Benefits
Aye rebel
Where they voted the same
No
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6 4 Nov 2026
No
Aye
Draft Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026 4 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026 4 Nov 2026
Housing
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 55: Value added tax (electric vehicle charging) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
Aye
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Voting source Commons Votes API